He Left Me At The Altar, Unaware I Had His Son

a stool at the counter of

cognac and threw it bac

that she was about to become the talk of the town. All sh

hoping to drown the

arranged marriage with a m

in was a wealthy man who could offer her a stable future. She had eager

the space. It did little to mask the crushing turmoil i

uilding a family and having ch

ead of locking herself away t

vanished. She was now her fam

d done to her. But it was too late. Everything was ruined. All that was lef

urmured close to her ear, and Antonela rolled her eyes. The last thing

im approach. She turned, a sharp retort on

trip her soul bare. But what truly stole her breath a

t, her voice tight as she offered a wry, humorless smile. "Today w

st of a smile playing on hi

him, tracing the shar

ulders through his white dress shirt, the top few buttons undone.

at." His words pulled

t was a blessing in disguise. Imagine if he had shown up, and I foun

or. He signaled the bartender, but onl

ed, twisting the cap off the bo

seen? And even though I've never laid eyes on the man, I'm still miserable about being abandon

eyes tracing her profile. On

ckled skin. The way her full lips closed around the rim of the glass as

"A walk might help clear your head." He shifted closer, and the

the thought of being with him sendi

e swayed, and he was there in an instant, his hand closing firmly arou

eft the bar by his side. He kept a steadying hand on her

s insane. But she was drunk, and the thought never even crossed her mind. She let

him murmuring another woman's name-not

lone, tangled in a sheet, with no cle

head throbbing with a relentless ache,

creen and recognized

thing, bracing for the i

was a frantic buzz in her ear. "Your mother h

ust come get me. I'm at the hotel near the entran

a?" her friend asked, her

d, her head pulsing. "And please, brin

ted to press for more, but

he left the hotel in her rumpled wedding dress, barefoot. Her makeup was smeared, her hair a tangle

led up to the curb. She slid into the passenger

breathed, her eyes wide as the pieces clicke

stranger?" Antonela finished for her, a bitter humor in her tone

ou don't even know his name?" Antonela's sile

massaging her temples. "At least this time, I got to see his fac

ed through the door, she was met with a wall of reproachful glares fr